Table 1 Characteristics of mothers having infants 0–6 months and their infants in Ethiopia: EDHS 2011
Variables | Weighted frequency | Weighted percentage |
|---|---|---|
Wealth index | ||
Poorest | 285 | 22.66 |
Poorer | 279 | 22.17 |
Middle | 287 | 22.75 |
Richer | 220 | 17.49 |
Richest | 188 | 14.93 |
Region | ||
Tigray | 62 | 4.93 |
Affar | 13 | 1.07 |
Amhara | 256 | 20.31 |
Oromiya | 583 | 46.22 |
Somali | 45 | 3.57 |
Benishangul-Gumuz | 14 | 1.10 |
SNNP | 254 | 20.17 |
Gambella | 4 | 0.32 |
Harari | 2 | 0.18 |
Addis Ababa | 23 | 1.81 |
Dire Dawa | 4 | 0.32 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 154 | 12.21 |
Rural | 1107 | 87.79 |
Educational status of the mother | ||
No education | 814 | 64.53 |
Primary education | 380 | 30.20 |
Secondary education | 54 | 4.28 |
Higher education | 12 | 1.00 |
Sex of the infant | ||
Male | 674 | 53.41 |
Female | 587 | 46.59 |
Place of delivery | ||
Home | 1,118 | 88.68 |
Health institution | 142 | 11.32 |
Mode of delivery | ||
Vaginal delivery | 1,239 | 98.25 |
Cesarean section | 22 | 1.75 |
Antenatal visit | ||
Not attended | 679 | 54.22 |
1–3 times | 364 | 29.13 |
Four times and above | 208 | 16.65 |
Maternal BMI | ||
<18.5 | 192 | 15.57 |
18.5–24.9 | 977 | 79.13 |
≥25 | 65 | 5.30 |
Maternal age category | ||
15–24 | 430 | 34.14 |
25–34 | 575 | 45.65 |
≥35 | 254 | 20.21 |
Birth order | ||
1 | 232 | 18.46 |
2–3 | 416 | 33.01 |
4–6 | 362 | 28.71 |
7+ | 250 | 19.82 |
Size of the child at birth | ||
Very large | 208 | 16.54 |
Larger than average | 143 | 11.40 |
Average | 456 | 36.15 |
Smaller than average | 126 | 10.02 |
Very small | 325. | 25.78 |
Had fever in last 2 weeks | ||
Yes | 222 | 17.62 |
No | 1,038 | 82.38 |
Had cough in last 2 weeks | ||
Yes | 270 | 21.43 |
No | 991 | 78.57 |
Problem in the chest or blocked or running nosea | ||
Chest only | 45 | 26.34 |
Nose only | 80 | 46.66 |
Both | 44 | 25.56 |
don’t know | 3 | 1.45 |
Short and rapid breathsa | ||
Yes | 175 | 64.78 |
No | 95 | 35.22 |
Diarrhea in the last 2 weeks | ||
Yes | 132 | 10.44 |
No | 1,129 | 89.56 |